diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_microsite.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_microsite.yml
index 08f349c7ec..b403b0af9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_microsite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_microsite.yml
@@ -69,17 +69,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache-prefix: ${{ runner.os }}-v22.x
 
-      - name: build API reference
-        run: yarn build:api-docs
-
-      - name: upload API reference
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
-        with:
-          name: stable-reference
-          path: docs/reference/
-          if-no-files-found: error
-          retention-days: 1
-
       # Use the lower-level cache actions for the success cache, so that we can store the cache even on failed builds
       - name: restore package-docs cache
         uses: actions/cache/restore@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4
@@ -89,13 +78,13 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-v${{ matrix.node-version }}-package-docs-stable-
 
-      - name: build API reference (beta)
+      - name: build API reference
         run: yarn backstage-repo-tools package-docs
 
-      - name: upload API reference (beta)
+      - name: upload API reference
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
         with:
-          name: stable-reference-beta
+          name: stable-reference
           path: type-docs/
           if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 1
@@ -153,17 +142,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache-prefix: ${{ runner.os }}-v22.x
 
-      - name: build API reference
-        run: yarn build:api-docs
-
-      - name: upload API reference
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
-        with:
-          name: next-reference
-          path: docs/reference/
-          if-no-files-found: error
-          retention-days: 1
-
       # Use the lower-level cache actions for the success cache, so that we can store the cache even on failed builds
       - name: restore package-docs cache
         uses: actions/cache/restore@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4
@@ -173,13 +151,13 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-v${{ matrix.node-version }}-package-docs-
 
-      - name: build API reference (beta)
+      - name: build API reference
         run: yarn backstage-repo-tools package-docs
 
-      - name: upload API reference (beta)
+      - name: upload API reference
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
         with:
-          name: next-reference-beta
+          name: next-reference
           path: type-docs/
           if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 1
@@ -317,12 +295,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4
         with:
-          name: stable-reference-beta
-          path: microsite/build/api/stable/
+          name: stable-reference
+          path: microsite/build/api/
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4
         with:
-          name: next-reference-beta
+          name: next-reference
           path: microsite/build/api/next/
 
       - name: Check the build output
diff --git a/microsite/package.json b/microsite/package.json
index edf07abb02..fd727ef1bb 100644
--- a/microsite/package.json
+++ b/microsite/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "node scripts/pre-build.js && docusaurus build",
+    "build": "docusaurus build",
     "deploy": "docusaurus deploy",
     "docusaurus": "docusaurus",
     "generate-openapi-docs": "yarn docusaurus clean-api-docs all && yarn docusaurus gen-api-docs all",
diff --git a/microsite/scripts/pre-build.js b/microsite/scripts/pre-build.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b5bd4fb0b..0000000000
--- a/microsite/scripts/pre-build.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-const { existsSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync } = require('fs');
-const path = require('path');
-
-const PLACEHOLDER = `---
-id: "index"
-title: "Package Index"
-description: "Index of all Backstage Packages"
----
-Run \`yarn build:api-docs\` to generate the API docs.
-`;
-
-async function main() {
-  const referencesDir = '../docs/reference';
-  if (!existsSync(referencesDir)) {
-    mkdirSync(referencesDir);
-    writeFileSync(path.join(referencesDir, 'index.md'), PLACEHOLDER);
-  }
-}
-
-main().catch(error => {
-  console.error(error.stack);
-  process.exit(1);
-});